Analysis/Management
The stats: Hard market remains - but for how much longer?
Property and fleet rates remain stubbornly high as shown by the latest Q4 figures from the Acturis Commercial Lines Index, Rachel Gordon reports.
The stats: The only way is up - Q4’s commercial premiums continue to rise
Businesses are yet again facing more costly cover with the Acturis Commercial Broking Index revealing increases across the board, reports Rachel Gordon.
Sentiment Survey Spring 2016: Stormy weather
Brokers are confident they will weather the storms presented by more consolidation, uncertainty over the EU referendum, the rise of cyber insurance and an increasingly litigious market place
Market moves: Blockbuster moves
Cinema-goers are currently flocking in their masses to see Batman take his final stand against deadly villain Bane. It comes just a few weeks after Spiderman came back to spin to his web once more against perilous enemy, the Lizard. What has this got to…
Market moves: Silly season for appointments
The summer ‘silly season’ is just around the corner, when pickings are thin for newspapers and trade magazines. However, in the run up, there has been no dearth of appointments with brokers seemingly hell-bent on outdoing each other in the recruitment…
Market moves: The shareholder spring
Without a doubt the biggest management change last month, indeed of the year so far, was that of former Aviva group CEO Andrew Moss who fell on his sword following a shareholder revolt over executive pay. There is no word as to what he will be doing next…
Market moves: Ready for regime change
It was all about big names and big moves last month. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) lost two big players as it approaches the end of its reign as regulator.
Market moves: Mad for it
Last month things went a bit mad in Manchester, with two insurers and an MGA creating brand new teams in the city. There were numerous other appointments across the insurance spectrum, and what most of them had in common was the city that gave us Oasis.
Market moves: A good month for the management
It’s well into the new year but the insurance industry is certainly still ringing the changes. As usual, there were moves between rival companies, with Willis losing a COO to Aon, and Lifestyle Services dipping into Ace for a new CEO.
Market moves: restructures and resignations
The blood is well and truly covering the floor this month with three high profile departures and the sacking of an entire board. But there was better news for one of their peers who has found his way back into the market in double quick time. What has…
Market moves: Dave new world
For the first time in a long time Scotland had a relatively quiet month, although Glasgow welcomed a new Mitsui Sumitomo branch. The insurer also made a senior appointment in Manchester, which was quite a hub of activity in November, with Arista and MMA…
It’s tough at the top
Is the spate of high-profile departures at the top of large industry players indicative of deeper troubles in the market?
Gender pay gap wider than ever
Study finds female junior insurance executives get paid more than males but gap remains at senior level
Market moves: Aviva moves fuel the rumour mill
Like a moth to a flame, broker attention this month has been grabbed by Aviva. The decision of Mark Hodges to move to Towergate has set the rumour mill into overdrive as to why exactly he took the leap. Meanwhile his replacement as Aviva’s chief…
Market moves: Team players and fresh faces
They say a problem shared is a problem halved. And the same, elusive “they” also say that many hands make light work. Clearly the insurance community has been spending a lot of time with “they” as teamwork has been the buzz phrase in this month’s…
Market moves: a clean swoop is the trend for teams
It used to be that individuals would leave one company to join another and miraculously several colleagues would appear by their side a few months later.
View from the summit
From recession to combating fraud, the Broker Summit provided much food for thought, writes Emmanuel Kenning
Management: extra protection
Managing risks for our customers plays a pivotal part in developing strong, long-term relationships, argues Ashwin Mistry, and the process will also drive sustained profitability for brokers and clients
Management - social medis: meeting for coffee
Social networking is by no means a new phenomenon. Tim Grant explains how brokers can take inspiration from Edward Lloyd's coffee shop model to gain value from today's social media.
Regulation: Abiding by the rules
As the list of financial regulators grows so, it appears, does the size of their rule books. Branko Bjelobaba hopes a review of the FSA
Management - investment - how to attract investment for your business
John Needham advises how brokers can identify opportunities and lure in potential investors